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Seven Species. The Seven Species: From top left clockwise: Wheat, Barley, Dates, Grape, Fig, Pomegranates, and Olive. The Seven Species (Hebrew: שִׁבְעַת הַמִינִים, Shiv'at HaMinim) are seven agricultural products—two grains and five fruits—that are listed in the Hebrew Bible as being special products of the Land of Israel.
In 2006, 33% of vegetables, 27% of flowers, 16% of field crops, 15.5% of fruits other than citrus, and 9% of citrus fruits were exported. [14] Israel is the sixteenth most water stressed country in the world. Israeli agricultural production rose 26% between 1999 and 2009, while the number of farmers dropped from 23,500 to 17,000.
Jaffa oranges are harvested in the Israel and the Palestinian territories between November and March, with the marketing season beginning in September and extending through April. More than half the annual crop is exported, and Israel is the main provider of other citrus fruits to the European Union. [3]
Israel is one of the world's leading fresh citrus producers and exporters, [63] and more than forty types of fruit are grown in Israel, including citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and the pomelit, a hybrid of a grapefruit and a pomelo, developed in Israel. [64] Fruits grown in Israel include avocados, bananas, apples ...
Bikkurim. (first-fruits) Pomegranate, firstfruit of the season. Bikkurim (Hebrew: בכורים, / bɪˌkuːˈriːm, bɪˈkʊərɪm /), [1] or first-fruits, are a type of sacrificial offering which was offered by ancient Israelites. In each agricultural season, the first-grown fruits were brought to the Temple and laid by the altar, and a ...
Etrog. Etrog (Hebrew: אֶתְרוֹג, plural: etrogim; Ashkenazi Hebrew: esrog, plural: esrogim) is the yellow citron (Citrus medica) used by Jews during the weeklong holiday of Sukkot as one of the four species. Together with the lulav, hadass, and aravah, the etrog is taken in hand and held or waved during specific portions of the holiday ...
Wild edible plants in the geographical region known as Israel, like in other countries, have been used to sustain life in periods of scarcity and famine, [1][2] or else simply used as a supplementary food source [3] for additional nourishment and pleasure. [4][2] The diverse flora of Israel and Palestine offers a wide-range of plants suitable ...
The Judean date palm at Ketura, Israel, nicknamed Methuselah. The Judean date palm is a date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) grown in Judea.It is not clear whether there was ever a single distinct Judean cultivar, but dates grown in the region have had distinctive reputations for thousands of years, and the date palm was anciently regarded as a symbol of the region and its fertility.